Chester Hull

Lieutenant-General A. Chester Hull CMM, DFC, CD (April 19, 1919 – April 9, 2012) was a Canadian Forces officer who became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.

Chester Hull
Born(1919-04-19)April 19, 1919
Edinburgh, Scotland
DiedApril 9, 2012(2012-04-09) (aged 92)
Belleville, Ontario
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service1939-1974
RankGeneral
Commands heldRCAF Air Defence Command
RCAF Air Transport Command
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

Hull joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1939, served in World War II as a bomber pilot with 420 squadron and then 428 Squadron before becoming Senior Operations Controller of No. 6 Group RCAF in 1944.[1] He became Commanding Officer of RCAF Clinton in 1947, Base Commander and commander of No. 3 (Fighter) Wing at Zweibrücken and Chief of Staff of Air Defence Command in 1962.[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Air Defence Command and then Air Officer Commanding Air Transport Command before becoming Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1972 and retiring in 1974.[1] He died in April 2012.[2]

References
  1. 427 Squadron Association
  2. Hull, Lt. Gen. A. Chester - (Ret’d), CMM, DFC, CD Archived 2013-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Canadian obituaries
Military offices
Preceded by
Michael Dare		 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1972-1974		 Succeeded by
Robert Falls
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